The Three-Headed One at the Crossroad : A Comparative Study of the Slavic God Triglav

Abstrakt

This paper introduces a comparative analysis combined with a historical source overview concerning a particular Slavic god: Triglav. The aim of this paper is to verify the hypothesis that Triglav was, in the cosmological perspective, a deity connecting the structured layers of the world.

Numerous indications from various written and archaeological sources may be drawn upon in the forming of a comprehensive picture of competences of this deity.

Klíčová slova

• Triglav
• tricephality
• cosmology
• crossroads
• Indo-European comparative mythology